Curved Sicklegrass
Parapholis incurva (Linnaeus) C.E. Hubbard
Curved Sicklegrass: https://www.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/12389
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Non-native

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Status

Curved Sicklegrass is a rare non-native from Europe (Terrell & Peterson, 2009).
"Adventive from Europe; New Jersey and Pennsylvania to Virginia; California and Oregon" (Reed, 1964).

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Parapholis incurva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Parapholis
Species:
P. incurva
Binomial name
Parapholis incurva

Parapholis incurva is a species of grass native to Europe, Asia and northern Africa, and widely naturalised elsewhere. Common names include coast barbgrass, curved sea hard grass, curved hard-grass,[1] sicklegrass, curved sicklegrass and curved parapholis.

Description

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It is a tufted annual bunchgrass up to 30 centimetres high, with green flowers.[2]

Taxonomy

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It was first published as Aegilops incurva by Carl Linnaeus, and transferred into Parapholis by Charles Edward Hubbard in 1946.[3]

Distribution and habitat

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It is widespread in the old world, occurring in northern Africa, Europe, and Asia. It has widely naturalised elsewhere.[4]

References

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  1. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  2. ^ "Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  3. ^ "Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  4. ^ "Parapholis incurva (L.) C.E.Hubb". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
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